*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 57050.doc* Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 06- 1039 May 16, 2006 Ms. Sheila Smith Comcast of Massachusetts III, Inc. 1500 Market St. Philadelphia, PA 19102 Re: File No. SES- REG- 20060414- 00704 Call Sign: E060146 Dear Ms. Smith: On April 14, 2006, Comcast of Massachusetts III, Inc. filed by paper the above- captioned application to register a Receive- Only Fixed- Satellite Service (FSS) earth station. As of November 5, 2004, all filings on Form 312 must be submitted electronically through IBFS. Please see Amendment of the Commission’s Space Station Licensing Rules and Policies, 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review---- Streamlining and the Revisions of Part 25 of the Commission’s Rules Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage of Satellite Network Earth Stations and Space Stations, IB Docket Nos. 02- 34 and 00- 248. 19 FCC Rcd 19564 (Int’l. Bur., 2004). The April 14 application was filed by paper rather than electronically. If you choose to refile the application, please file it electronically via our International Bureau Filing System (IBFS). The website is www. fcc. gov/ ibfs. If you need any technical assistance with IBFS, please contact the IBFS help desk at 202- 418- 2222. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 25.112( a)( 1) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C. F. R. §25.112( a)( 1), and Section 0.261 of the Commission’s rules on delegations of authority, 47 C. F. R. §0.261, we dismiss this application without prejudice to refiling. 1 Sincerely, Scott A. Kotler Chief, Systems Analysis Branch Satellite Division International Bureau 1 If Comcast of Massachusetts III, Inc. refiles an application identical to the one dismissed, it need not pay an application fee. See 47 C. F. R.§ 1. 1109( d). 1